Caveat emptor: The following is recommended for fellow Sonic Youth nerds only, so no comments about ‘banality’ below, k? Alright, for those of you still reading, this is like a late 80s lower east side version of Cribs in which (over the span of two videos) Thurston takes the viewer on a guided tour of [...]

For all the legacy of Sonic Youth’s noise-laden, avant-garde beginnings and the continued examination of it through their later work, founding member Thurston Moore’s solo albums have always been a touch more pop leavened. 2007′s Trees Outside the Academy was even downright gorgeous in many spots, taking his music in softer directions than it had [...]

Earlier today Matador Records released the first taste from Thurston Moore’s upcoming (third) solo album, Demolished Thoughts. Produced by Beck, “Benediction” easily falls in line with the more subdued tone of Moore’s last solo outing, 2007′s Trees In The Academy. Look for it May 24th. MP3: Thurston Moore :: Benediction —————— ____________________________________________________________________________________

Touring in support of his second solo LP, Trees Outside The Academy, An Aquarium Drunkard presents Thurston Moore, live in Los Angeles, October 30th at The Echoplex. We have five pairs of tickets to give away to A.D. readers. To get your hands on a pair, leave a comment below with your name, a valid [...]

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Not surprisingly, Thurston Moore’s upcoming solo album, Trees Outside The Academy, (Sept 18 via Ecstatic Peace) has been getting a lot of our attention since catching Sonic Youth’s performance of Daydream Nation, in its entirety, at the Greek Theatre, in July. Those of you who caught Thurston’s acoustic performance at this years SXSW, have an [...]

Thurston Moore has announced his new solo album, Trees Outside The Academy, to be released on his label Ecstatic Peace this September. Thurston’s first solo outing since 1995’s Psychic Hearts, Trees Outside The Academy is a 12 song affair with Thurston primarily recorded on acoustic guitar and bass, laying down the core of the tunes [...]